[cite]Posted By: AFKABartram[/cite]Keston is right.
Know someone who knew his agent and we was close to signing on a couple of times near the end of Curbs / Dowie period
The way I remember it from those days ........ Curbs had Gray on trial pre-season for a month, and was dead keen to sign him from Palarse - handily Gray was a free agent out of contract having refused to sign another.
At that time, even though Gray had been signed only a couple of years before (from Arsenal?), he was still under 24 - and our old chum Slimes held out for a 'young player development payment' or whatever it's called.
Charlton refused to pay that ...... and so the deal fell through.
I really can`t see us making any more signings unless we get an injury to be honest. Losing Sam might force Parky`s hand but that apart I think we now have cover for anything other than a long term injury.
We should definitely be monitoring the market for a senior left sider at a good price, but Gray's is a classic stagnating career - much promise at the start but he's been going steadily downhill ever since.
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Would still have to pay him.
Not a "parky" type character wise I hope.
Tsk, AFKA. Grammar.
"We" is a plural term, therefore "was" should be "were".
Isn't that right, Curb_It ....?
Sorry, mate ..... just larking about.
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The way I remember it from those days ........ Curbs had Gray on trial pre-season for a month, and was dead keen to sign him from Palarse - handily Gray was a free agent out of contract having refused to sign another.
At that time, even though Gray had been signed only a couple of years before (from Arsenal?), he was still under 24 - and our old chum Slimes held out for a 'young player development payment' or whatever it's called.
Charlton refused to pay that ...... and so the deal fell through.
Scored against us on Saturday and he impressed me when the Saddlers won at the Valley , out of contract in the summer and 32 in the close season.
Although it was felt he was not a Parky player , would Powell go for him ?
Can play LW and LB , if Reid does not renew his contract then we would need someone experienced in this position to help Harriott develop.
Always thought we'd give Ishmael a shot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ishmel_Demontagnac
I'm sure if anyone can sort his 'tude problems, then its Chris Powell.